M.Sc., Physics

Dalhousie University

Halifax, NS

2016 - 2014

• Thesis: Image Segmentation and Modelling of Host-Pathogen Dynamcis of Salmonella.

B.Sc., Physics, Honours (minor Mathematics)

University of Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown, PE

2014 - 2009

• Thesis: Studying Polymer Translocation with Dissipative Particle Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulations

Biostatistician

Ardea Outcomes

Halifax, NS

current - 2017

• Worked on global clinical trials and patient-centered research across multiple disease areas.
• Assisted in study design, including the development of study protocols, statistical analysis plans, and data management plans.
• Performed data collection, analysis, reporting, and interpretation. Aided in database maintenance and monitoring.
• Conducted research in patient-centric outcomes, resulting in several peer-reviewed publications and presentations for scientific meetings and industry clients.
• Led internal project management to ensure tasks are completed according to timelines. Communicated professionally with external stakeholders throughout projects.
• Developed internal R software for effective, reproducible, and well-documented workflows.

Teaching Assistant

Dalhousie University, Department of Physics

Halifax, NS

2015 - 2014

• Course: Introduction to Numerical Programming.
• Aided undergraduate Physics students in exploring and modelling physical systems in Python.
• Ran weekly tutorial sessions and marked assignments.
• Gave lectures when the professor was absent.

Undergraduate Researcher

University of Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown, PE

2014 - 2011

• Worked in a computational physics lab under supervision of a senior faculty member.
• Developed software in C and C++ to simulate molecules and perform data analysis.
• Presented results in various settings and formats (posters, presentations, papers).

Help Centre Tutor

University of Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown, PE

2014 - 2011

• Ran weekly tutorial sessions where students would come for assistance in various subjects (physics, calculus, statistics, etc.).

Laboratory/Teaching Assistant

University of Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown, PE

2012 - 2010

• Assisted with student instruction, equipment setup and marking of undergraduate physics labs.

Canada COVID-19 data in R: creating a package

tdunn.ca

N/A

2022

• Detailed my steps and thought process in developing an R package that pulls Canadian COVID-19 data from a public API.

Use of Patient-Reported Symptoms from an Online Symptom Tracking Tool for Dementia Severity Staging: Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Approach

Journal of Medical Internet Research

N/A

2020 - 2020

• Trained and evaluated various machine learning algorithms to predict patient dementia stage based on symptoms reported in an online app.

The Symptoms Targeted for Monitoring in a Web-Based Tracking Tool by Caregivers of People With Dementia and Agitation: Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

N/A

2019

• Analyzed and characterized the symptom of agitation in dementia from web-based reports provided by caregivers.

Evaluating the Applicability of the Fokker-Planck Equation in Polymer Translocation: A Brownian Dynamics Study

Journal of Chemical Physics

N/A

2014

• Through computer simulations, provided empirical evidence of the validity of the Fokker-Planck formalism for polymer translocation dynamics.

Modelling Host-Pathogen Dynamics of Salmonella.

The New Bacteriology Conference

Royal Society, London

2016

Modelling Growth in Host-Pathogen Dynamics.

Chemical Biophysics Symposium

University of Toronto

2015

Studying polymer translocation with dissipative particle dynamics.

Atlantic Undergraduate Research and Astronomy Conference 2014

Dalhousie University

2014

Polymer translocation dynamics through a nanopore.

Atlantic Undergraduate Research and Astronomy Conference

University of Moncton

2013

Studying polymer translocation dynamics with dissipative particle dynamics.

UPEI Science Undergraduate Research Conference 2013

University of Prince Edward Island

2013

Polymer translocation dynamics through a nanopore.

UPEI Science Undergraduate Research Conference 2012

University of Prince Edward Island

2012

Conformational correlation times for a tethered polymer.

UPEI Science Undergraduate Research Conference 2011

University of Prince Edward Island

2011

Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship

N/A

N/A

2016 - 2014

Undergraduate Student Research Award (NSERC)

N/A

N/A

2014 - 2012

The Robert Haines Memorial Science Award of Merit

N/A

N/A

2013

ACEmat Award in Computational Modelling of Materials

N/A

N/A

2013

City of Charlottetown International Ambassador Award

N/A

N/A

2012

Physics Department Prize in Modern Physics

N/A

N/A

2011

Global Issues Excellence in Writing Competition (winner)

N/A

N/A

2010

University of Prince Edward Island Full Tuition Scholarship

N/A

N/A

2009

High School Chemistry Prize (BioVectra)

N/A

N/A

2009